A local woman was left brokenhearted after losing an engagement ring worth thousands of dollars.

"It was unique. It had infinity bands on the sides," Mariah Hewitt, of Middletown, said. "It was just whimsical."

But, it was an engagement ring that no longer served a purpose in Hewitt's life.

"I felt like I needed to close that chapter in my life," Hewitt said.

So Hewitt said she decided to sell it, in hopes of it bringing someone else the joy it once brought her. She listed on Craigslist and got a few bites.

"Somebody messaged me over Craigslist and tried to do it over PayPal," Hewitt said. "And they actually set up fake PayPal account."

Hewitt said she caught on to that scam and thought she had found a legitimate buyer. A man who claimed to be engaged.

"I sat down and wrote him a nice letter wishing him congratulations and said the ring had 75 diamonds," Hewitt said. But, the reason he fell in love will far surpass that."

Hewitt said she met up with him Thursday in the parking lot of a Dunkin Donuts to sell it for $1,200.

"He looked at the ring. I held on to the ring, so he didn’t grab it and run," Hewitt said. "You hear stories like that and then he handed me the money. And I looked at it and it looked real, looked like real money."

But it wasn't real and when Hewitt got home, she realized she had been duped.

"I was looking at it. The jagged lines where they cut it, just wasn't adding up," Hewitt said. "So I took a bill and put it under the faucet and all the ink washed away."

Hewitt said she was devastated and angry. She took those feelings to social media with a second letter to the man who made off with her ring.

"I felt I needed to express my feelings and let him know that he didn’t have power over me it’s a really unfortunate event and I hope to God there is justice."

She also called police.

"They said they were going to try their best to do everything they can for me," Hewitt said. "They took his name and number and sent the money to the secret service to get it checked out for counterfeiting rings."

On Friday, Hewitt said she is hoping the man stole her ring will have a change of heart and return it.

"I just really want to find a couple who really deserves it and will use it as symbol of love," Hewitt said.

Technical Discussion

Monday will be bright and chilly. High temperatures will be in the mid to upper 30s in inland sections and lower 40s along the shore. A cell of high pressure will move overhead, and then to the east of the region today and will be the dominating factor in the weather, thus promising the quieter spell.

Monday will be bright and chilly. High temperatures will be in the mid to upper 30s in inland sections and lower 40s along the shore. A cell of high pressure will move overhead, and then to the east of the region today and will be the dominating factor in the weather, thus promising the quieter spell.

This Sept. 24, 2017, photo provided by Michael Kass shows Yann Arnaud during a Cirque du Soleil performance in Toronto. Arnaud died early Sunday, March 18, 2018, after falling while performing during a show on Saturday in Tampa, Fla. (Michael Kass via AP)

A Cirque du Soleil performer died Saturday night after he fell during a performance in Tampa, Florida.

Nearly two weeks after 16-year-old Amy Yu vanished with 45-year-old Kevin Esterly, the pair was found Saturday in Mexico and the man was arrested, authorities say. (Allentown Police Department)

Nearly two weeks after a 16-year-old Pennsylvania girl vanished with a 45-year-old man, the pair was found Saturday in Mexico and the man was arrested, authorities say. Amy Yu was "unharmed and in good health."

Nearly two weeks after a 16-year-old Pennsylvania girl vanished with a 45-year-old man, the pair was found Saturday in Mexico and the man was arrested, authorities say. Amy Yu was "unharmed and in good health."

Technical Discussion

THE FINAL DAY OF SPRING… Some overnight cloud cover prevented temperatures this morning from going as cold as they could have, if the sky would’ve been clear. Now that they’re eroding, the rest of the day will be mostly sunny. After starting out in the 20s and low 30s, temperatures will peak in the upper 30s and lower 40s this afternoon – well below the average high of 49!

THE FINAL DAY OF SPRING… Some overnight cloud cover prevented temperatures this morning from going as cold as they could have, if the sky would’ve been clear. Now that they’re eroding, the rest of the day will be mostly sunny. After starting out in the 20s and low 30s, temperatures will peak in the upper 30s and lower 40s this afternoon – well below the average high of 49!